INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT FEBRUARY, MY MONTH: The month of February is distinctive for a variety of reasons. It has the smallest number of days that any month has at 28, except on leap years when it has 29. The name February comes from the Latin word februare, which means to purify; and was introduced to the calendar by a Roman king named Numa Pompilius. The Romans had February as the final month of their calendar year and had a custom of purifying themselves in preparation for the second month of the new year. But it became the second month of the year when Julius Ceser set up the Julian calendar, which (with modifications) is essentially the same calendar we use today. The violet or the primrose is the flower of February, which its birthstone is the purple amethyst. A number of notable people were born in the month of February. The naturalist Charles Darwin who formulated the theory of evolution. The 16th U.S president Abraham Lincoln who won the American civil war were born February 12th 1809. Englishman Charles Dickens 1812. American sinclair Lewis 1885. The irish novelist James Joyce February 2nd 1882. French writer Jules Verne. February 8th,1828. Felix Mendlessohm February 3rd 1809. George Frederick Handel February 1633. Frederick Chopin February 22nd, 1810. And as well as I Anyalebechi Rita February 16th, 1987. Dear guys may your life be as awesome as you pretend it is on Facebook.
Posted on: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 08:40:10 +0000
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